LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs long yam

Thyroptera lavali compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Dioscoreales (อันดับกลอย)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Dioscorea
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.